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PASSPORTS APPLICATIONS WILL BE PROCESSED BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 3:30 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

You may apply for a new Passport Book or Passport Card at the County Clerk's Office.

When applying for your new Passport Book or Passport Card, you'll need the following documentation:

1. Proof of US Citizenship

If born in the United States, you'll need an original or certified copy of your birth certificate with a raised or embossed seal. If you do not have an original birth certificate, contact the Town or Village Clerk in which you were born or the agency that handles vital records in the State in which you were born.

If born outside the United Stated, you'll need a Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship or Report of Birth Abroad.

Hospital records alone are not acceptable as proof of citizenship and we CANNOT accept them.

**EFFECTIVE JANUARY 9, 2017: all customers applying for a passport (DS-11) MUST submit a clear copy of their citizenship evidence in addition to the original or certified copy of the original (birth certificate, naturalization certificate, consular report of birth abroad, certificate of citizenship). It must be copied on white 8.5" x 11" standard paper using black ink. It cannot be double sided. Customers can also submit a second certified copy. The copy will be retained by the US Department of State. **

2. Proof of Identity

Valid Driver's License (If an out of state ID secondary ID must be presented). Please bring a copy of your driver's license - this is attached to the application.

Certificate of Naturalization

Certificate of Citizenship

Government Employee ID Card

3. Two Color Passport Photos

The Broome County Clerk's Office can take your passport photos. Passport photos can also be taken at other locations throughout the County.

4. Checks or money orders to pay the fees

As of 5/7/18, we are no longer able to accept cash or credit card for the fees payable to the U.S. Department of State.

FEE TYPE

Passport Fee as of 6/30/2010 To: U.S. Department of State

Acceptance Fee as of 4/2/2018 To: Broome County Clerk

Fee Total as of 4/2/2018

Passport Book Age 16 and Over (DS-11)

$110

$35

$145

Passport Book Age 15 and Under (DS-11)

$80

$35

$115

Passport Book by Mail (Renewal, DS-82)

$110

N/A

$110

Passport Card Age 16 and Over (DS-11)

$30

$35*

$65

Passport Card Age 15 and Under (DS-11)

$15

$35

$50

*The $35 Acceptance Fee is not charged when adults 16 and over with fully valid passport books apply for the passport card using a DS-82 form.

Special Rules Regarding Children under age 16

To submit an application for a child under age 16, both parents or the child's legal guardian(s) must appear and present evidence of the child's US citizenship, evidence of the child's relationship to parents/guardian(s) and parental identification.

If only one parent appears, you must also submit one of the following: second parent's notarized written statement consenting to passport issuance for the child, primary evidence of sole authority to apply (sole custody paperwork signed by a judge) or a completed, notarized Statement of Consent (form DS-3053).

Expedited Passports

If you require your Passport application to be expedited, you will need to pay the following additional fees:

$60 to the US Department of State for expedited service

$24.70 to the Broome County Clerk for overnight mail to Passport Services

$20.66 to the U.S. Department of State for return mail (passport BOOK only)

Passport Renewals

If your most recent Passport was issued less than 15 years ago, you were over 16 years old at the time of issuance and have not had a name change and can submit your most recent passport; you may be eligible to renew your Passport by mail. For further information, you can visit the US Department of State's website at travel.state.gov or contact the National Passport Information Center at 1.877.487.2778